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Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Bulbophyllum fibratum

A creeping epiphytic Bulbophyllum of the old section Cirrhopetalum (formerly Cirrhopetalum fibratum), with herbarium records from Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan through south-eastern Tibet and Yunnan to Vietnam. It spans a wide elevation range, from shaded limestone hilltops at 400–500 m in Cúc Phương to about 2,600 m in Nepal. Grow it as an intermediate, humid, shaded mounted orchid with a slightly drier, cooler winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Specimen labels from Cúc Phương National Park describe 'shady places on tops of hills', which there are limestone ridges, and other collections come from montane forest in Lâm Đồng (Giang Ly, Cong Troi waterfall) and the eastern Himalaya. Like its relatives it grows as an epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches.

Labelled elevations run from 400–500 m (Cúc Phương) and 1,150–1,600 m (Lâm Đồng) to 2,590 m (Phaplu, Nepal, isotype).

NepalEast HimalayaTibetChina South-CentralVietnam

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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